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300 miles on the road on a Mountain/Fat Bike? Or riding up Snowdon on a cyclocross bike? Neither sounds ideal.
Also be aware that there is a lot of bike pushing/carrying on the way up, and depending on your bike and riding skills, also quite a lot on the way down, so a fully loaded bike might not be great.
Also, if you're going next week, please be aware of this: http://www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk/pages/snowdn_volunt.htm
pleaderwilliams
Hello,
Off on a trip to Snowdon this week (from Portsmouth) to ride there, up the mountain then back down.
Question, tyres. I've got the Surly Knards for the mountain, wondering whether its better to a) ride the whole 300 miles there on the road on the knards, saving the weight of the tyres (around a kg), or b) stick on some slicker tyres and carry the knards (adding the extra kg). Already fairly loaded with bags, anything cages etc so space shouldn't be an issue. I'm thinking as the bikes carrying the luggage, will it really make much difference the tyre tread as will be going at slower speeds?
thoughts?